BACKGROUND
The dengue virus is a member of the Flavivirus (FV) genus, which also includes the yellow fever virus. Dengue disease is caused by any 1 of 4 dengue virus serotypes and is a serious public health concern in Latin America. This study evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of a candidate recombinant, live-attenuated, tetravalent dengue vaccine… (More)

INTRODUCTION
Clinical differentiation of dengue from other diseases with similar symptoms is difficult. The case definition of the World Health Organization (WHO) has high sensitivity but its specificity is very low.
OBJECTIVE
A diagnostic scale was formulated for early clinical diagnosis of dengue that provided greater accuracy than that of the WHO… (More)

BACKGROUND
In light of the increasing rate of dengue infections throughout the world despite vector-control measures, several dengue vaccine candidates are in development.
METHODS
In a phase 3 efficacy trial of a tetravalent dengue vaccine in five Latin American countries where dengue is endemic, we randomly assigned healthy children between the ages of 9… (More)

A healthy young adult is described in whom acute erosive esophagitis developed four weeks after undergoing splenectomy and receiving six units of blood because of trauma. Cytomegalovirus inclusion bodies were identified in esophageal mucosa, and cytomegalovirus was cultured from blood and throat. Within three weeks, the patient's anticytomegalovirus… (More)

We have investigated the temporal distribution of dengue (DEN) virus serotypes in the department (state) of Santander, Colombia, in relation to dengue incidence, infection pattern, and severity of disease. Viral isolation was attended on a total of 1452 acute serum samples collected each week from 1998 to 2004. The infection pattern was evaluated in 596… (More)

BACKGROUND
The control groups in two phase 3 trials of dengue vaccine efficacy included two large regional cohorts that were followed up for dengue infection. These cohorts provided a sample for epidemiologic analyses of symptomatic dengue in children across 10 countries in Southeast Asia and Latin America in which dengue is endemic.
METHODS
We monitored… (More)

A systematic literature review was conducted to describe the epidemiology of dengue disease in Colombia. Searches of published literature in epidemiological studies of dengue disease encompassing the terms "dengue", "epidemiology," and "Colombia" were conducted. Studies in English or Spanish published between 1 January 2000 and 23 February 2012 were… (More)